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sir u.s. strategy should have focused on asia, but because of britain's persuasion and roosevelts strategic thinking and u.s. and allied overall adopted a policy of europe first is the second strategy. that dramatically reduced the importance of the china theater which have become a major issue term world politics. china constantly tries to justify its importance in the overall global strategy while most of the british tried to downplay of rome. and in retrospect both sides ha validity in the arguments. by that time china became very important toward the end of 43-44. the nature of were changed because the u.s. original strategy was to drive japanese to the western pacific to the edge and then went on china for china to go north and go thro the japan homeland. by the end of 1943 in the beginning of 1944 particularl from the philippines, as much better way to go after japan. so the la
sir u.s. strategy should have focused on asia, but because of britain's persuasion and roosevelts strategic thinking and u.s. and allied overall adopted a policy of europe first is the second strategy. that dramatically reduced the importance of the china theater which have become a major issue term world politics. china constantly tries to justify its importance in the overall global strategy while most of the british tried to downplay of rome....
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you had the u.s. army, the u.s. navy, the state department and fbi cut treasury, commerce and every major agency in the u.s. government had its own intelligence service specialized nature. so it was created to naturalize or centralize that intelligence existence which is something that the model offered the british which is also very controversy all major -- major because there are blamed by inference in the british system. so it was a very interesting experience because in world war ii was the prior opportunity for the proponent of a centralized intelligence to prove its worth? ?d that's likely it was???? fascinating and generated a lot of argument for the purpose of providing the legal??????? justification.????????? it became a very important??? ground because all that exist in military generals or admirals' did not like having the overarching intelligence service working under them because they are the local boss. and only in china the command structure was a mess. there was no unity of com
you had the u.s. army, the u.s. navy, the state department and fbi cut treasury, commerce and every major agency in the u.s. government had its own intelligence service specialized nature. so it was created to naturalize or centralize that intelligence existence which is something that the model offered the british which is also very controversy all major -- major because there are blamed by inference in the british system. so it was a very interesting experience because in world war ii was the...
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also the u.s. reluctantly took the same british commitments came later with the fall of the shot and the iranian revolution and the west had to rely on saudi arabia in the aftermath of british withdraw because of america's involvement of vietnam. with the primary killer now gone united states had to figure out a way to project military powers they would no longer shepard after interest in the region. with the carter restoration the annunciation of the carter doctrine in this "state of the union" speech carter said in the attack on western interest in the persian gulf represents the attack and u.s. vital interest and they will be prepared to use military force in defense of those interest. i paraphrase. but we did not have robust military to provide the opportunity. but it was the step the united states took to assume security responsibilities in the gulf. the next that the west took to assume those same duties came into the iran and iraq war beginning in 1980 continuing through the '80s. and throug
also the u.s. reluctantly took the same british commitments came later with the fall of the shot and the iranian revolution and the west had to rely on saudi arabia in the aftermath of british withdraw because of america's involvement of vietnam. with the primary killer now gone united states had to figure out a way to project military powers they would no longer shepard after interest in the region. with the carter restoration the annunciation of the carter doctrine in this "state of the...
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. >> book tv is on location that the u.s. naval academy in annapolis maryland where we are interviewing some professors who are also authors. .. >> "in buddha's company" thai soldiers in the vietnam war" what warded did thailand play? >> they were a very close ally during the vietnam war. people familiar would know that not only did thailand send troops to fight along the united states, but also served as a base for many aircraft for bombing missions over ho chi minh trail, over laos and at the time we had built seven their bases and developed a port as well to facilitate the u.s. effort and also many soldiers went to bangkok and in terms of support thailand was the close ally. >>host: did they have soldiers? >> absolutely. they spent 37 -- cent to 37,000 soldiers to fight in vietnam also they sent smaller naval units but definitely fighting and working with the united states and south vietnamese. >>host: what about casualties? >> 500 + that died in south vietnam while fighting the the it can't -- vietcong. it is important be
. >> book tv is on location that the u.s. naval academy in annapolis maryland where we are interviewing some professors who are also authors. .. >> "in buddha's company" thai soldiers in the vietnam war" what warded did thailand play? >> they were a very close ally during the vietnam war. people familiar would know that not only did thailand send troops to fight along the united states, but also served as a base for many aircraft for bombing missions over ho chi...
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in the u.s. demands for medical care as a social right originated in the worker's movement represented by people like florence greenberg. next came to national prominence in fdr's proposed second bill of rights, and finally they were adopted in the united nations universal decoration of human rights after world world war ii thanks in part to el mrs. roosevelt after her husband's death. today more than 70 countries recognize a right health or health care in their constitutions. virtually every industrialized nation have taken steps to implement the rights by establishing some type of universal health coverage for their citizens. with one major exception, anybody know? [inaudible] the united states of america. but it's not for lack of trying, after fdr's death president harry truman announced a national health insurance program that would have made it part of the social security act. the physicians of the american medical association attacked the plan and socialized medicine that might also sound f
in the u.s. demands for medical care as a social right originated in the worker's movement represented by people like florence greenberg. next came to national prominence in fdr's proposed second bill of rights, and finally they were adopted in the united nations universal decoration of human rights after world world war ii thanks in part to el mrs. roosevelt after her husband's death. today more than 70 countries recognize a right health or health care in their constitutions. virtually every...
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if the u.s. state agency see pakistani or yemen were afghan citizens they are not operating to protect or suppress the crime of those countries directing in the u.s. interest so they can't claim to be acting in the interest of the afghan herger when they see a man the bundled him off and put him nsl for days and days and days so they are more limited, they have less justification for doing what they are doing. they have more liberty of operating working with domestic citizens. >> professor skerker, waterboarding became a big issue a couple years ago in iraq and afghanistan war is waterboarding in morrill? >> i believe this. it's been used against someone who isn't being violent. further the assumption is that this fiscal discomfort like somebody speak the truth there is no correlation to and causing pain or discomfort or making somebody speak the truth is there for it is disproportionate and disconnected you are hurting somebody in the hope they reveal to you the truth and morality is any time yo
if the u.s. state agency see pakistani or yemen were afghan citizens they are not operating to protect or suppress the crime of those countries directing in the u.s. interest so they can't claim to be acting in the interest of the afghan herger when they see a man the bundled him off and put him nsl for days and days and days so they are more limited, they have less justification for doing what they are doing. they have more liberty of operating working with domestic citizens. >>...
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. >> host: book tvs on location at the u.s. naval academy in a aanapolis. professor ruth, what do you teach? >> guest: i teach southeast asian history. i concentrate on tie lan and vietnam. >> host: why is it important for students to know southeast asian history. >> guest: united states is still very much engaged in that corner of the worldment we have many alis and partners we're working with, and many students, midshipman, are going to be officers who are going to go to southeast asia and represent our interests there. so i think it's important for them to know southeast asian history to be comfortable with the culture and have some knowledge of their history. >> host: well, professor ruth. one of our long-time allies is thigh taken, and you have written a book called "in buddha's company: thai sole soldiers in the vietnam war." what role did they play? >> guest: thailand was a close ally of the united states during the vietnam war. many people who are official with the circumstance good-familiar with the circumstances of she vietnam, but not only thaila
. >> host: book tvs on location at the u.s. naval academy in a aanapolis. professor ruth, what do you teach? >> guest: i teach southeast asian history. i concentrate on tie lan and vietnam. >> host: why is it important for students to know southeast asian history. >> guest: united states is still very much engaged in that corner of the worldment we have many alis and partners we're working with, and many students, midshipman, are going to be officers who are going to go...
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the u.s. naval academy. what does that title mean. >> guest: well, we represent the permanent military professors, a hybrid, a joining of the professor officer corps and professor and the professional educators here at the naval academy. i spent the first half of a naval career flying aircraft for the u.s. navy, and about ten years ago made the transition to academia, where the navy provided an outstanding opportunity to go back to graduate school and get a specialty in a geographic part of the world where i specialize in middle eastern history. >> host: and now an author. "the politics and security of the gulf" is the numb of your book. that's kind of a big topic. >> guest: it is. it's part of the world where the united states has been involved in three hot wars in the past generation, the iran-iraq war, desert shield, desert storm, and operation iraqi freedom. it's a big topic, and it needs to be discussed, and investigated, which is part of the reason why we took on this topic. >> host: in
the u.s. naval academy. what does that title mean. >> guest: well, we represent the permanent military professors, a hybrid, a joining of the professor officer corps and professor and the professional educators here at the naval academy. i spent the first half of a naval career flying aircraft for the u.s. navy, and about ten years ago made the transition to academia, where the navy provided an outstanding opportunity to go back to graduate school and get a specialty in a geographic part...
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the u.s. merchants. meanwhile, britain's traditional goal of population limitation, because usually the british thought on their small biothat they had too many people but the royal navy needed every hand he they could find on deck. the british practice supporting american ships to round up back the bond british seamen provoked enormous controversy. those efforts could at times sweep americans into british nets. in the midst of moral and political confusion both americans and the british made scattershot efforts to remain the better claim to virtue. the rising crisis in the early years of the 1800's compounded every element of the promise and the problems of population in the united states. americans faced an a special importance of intellectual academic adversary in the form of the british theorist thomas -- he was an author of a book you probably heard of, an essay on the principles of population. you may not know the subtitle. it was an inquiry into our prospects respecting the future remov
the u.s. merchants. meanwhile, britain's traditional goal of population limitation, because usually the british thought on their small biothat they had too many people but the royal navy needed every hand he they could find on deck. the british practice supporting american ships to round up back the bond british seamen provoked enormous controversy. those efforts could at times sweep americans into british nets. in the midst of moral and political confusion both americans and the british made...
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if u.s. state agents see, say, and pakistan the are you many or afghans citizen, they are not operating to protect or suppress crime in those countries, they're acting in u.s. interest, so they cannot claim to be acting in the interest of the afghan go her when they see him come bundled him off, and put him in a cell for days and days. so they are actually more limited. they have less justification for doing what they're doing, more levity of operating when they're working with domestic citizens. >> professor, water boarding became a big issue a couple of years ago and the worse. is water boarding immoral? >> i believe it is. it is a course of technique that , it's the type of violence that is being used against someone who's not been violent. further, the assumption is that somehow this physical discomfort will make somebody speak the truth. there is no direct correlation between causing pain or discomfort in making someone speak the truth. so therefore is disproportionate. it is disconnecte
if u.s. state agents see, say, and pakistan the are you many or afghans citizen, they are not operating to protect or suppress crime in those countries, they're acting in u.s. interest, so they cannot claim to be acting in the interest of the afghan go her when they see him come bundled him off, and put him in a cell for days and days. so they are actually more limited. they have less justification for doing what they're doing, more levity of operating when they're working with domestic...
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the u.s. until very recently liked to think that the dark times were in the past. and that religious violence was somewhere else. in society's more allegedly primitive, less characterized by heritage of christian values. today we have many reasons to doubt that come complacent self-assessment. it calls for critical self-examination as we try to uncover the roots of ugly fears and suspicious that currently disfigure all western democrats. in april 2011, a law took affect in france according to which it is illegal to cover the face in any public space from parks to marketplaces to shops. although the law does not mention the words women, muslim, boar can, or even israelied, it was introduced by president as a ban on muslim vailing which according to him imprisons women and threatens french values of dignity and equality. the new law rear renders. have adopted some type of restriction. on april 28, 2011, the belgium voted far similar ban although the law is expected to be challenged before the co
the u.s. until very recently liked to think that the dark times were in the past. and that religious violence was somewhere else. in society's more allegedly primitive, less characterized by heritage of christian values. today we have many reasons to doubt that come complacent self-assessment. it calls for critical self-examination as we try to uncover the roots of ugly fears and suspicious that currently disfigure all western democrats. in april 2011, a law took affect in france according to...
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unlike all the previous empires, the u.s. was unwilling to dominate the free world the way previous big yours had. that post-war world, active america that ensured resources insured resources unreservedly, restrained itself economically and rebuild the rebuilt former friends and enemies enthusiastically. this in turn would produce heretofore wealth and leisure in western europe. all provided by the protection of the american military. that wealth and leisure would in turn erode the very institution and discipline needed to maintain let alone expand freedom and prosperity for others. i want to mention just for a moment the role of the soviet union in world war ii because i think we take this on as a challenge to most of the prevailing wisdom. yes, after 1942, the red army overwhelmed the nazis in men and tanks but it was nip and tuck in the winter of 1941 and 42. one studies suggest a full 85% of heavy armor outside moscow in the winter of 1942 was british. the best fighter plane in 1941 and 42 in the red air force was a plane
unlike all the previous empires, the u.s. was unwilling to dominate the free world the way previous big yours had. that post-war world, active america that ensured resources insured resources unreservedly, restrained itself economically and rebuild the rebuilt former friends and enemies enthusiastically. this in turn would produce heretofore wealth and leisure in western europe. all provided by the protection of the american military. that wealth and leisure would in turn erode the very...
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the u.s. treasury. you remember that from the debate, right? no one asks, no one is answering that begin today, we got the confirmation from the romney campaign. now, what is this all about? and what does it have to do with the congo? i was reporting for bbc television and the guardian. when i found out that someone had figured out how to dip their hands, their claws into the foreign aid fund, the debt relief given to the republic of congo which is suffering a cholera epidemic. this money was intended to be used, $90 million intended to be used to in the cholera epidemic in the congo and yet it was waylaid by a bird of prey, a vulture, a vulture fund, a guide -- managed by a guy named paul singer. is other middle name is elliott. paul elliott singer who has accompanied by a good name of elliott management so i went up the congo river for abc television to find out what happened and i found elliott management had their claws around the cholera of money for the congo. we reported it on bbc telev
the u.s. treasury. you remember that from the debate, right? no one asks, no one is answering that begin today, we got the confirmation from the romney campaign. now, what is this all about? and what does it have to do with the congo? i was reporting for bbc television and the guardian. when i found out that someone had figured out how to dip their hands, their claws into the foreign aid fund, the debt relief given to the republic of congo which is suffering a cholera epidemic. this money was...
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and executed the attorney general as the u.s. senator senator cruce probably in the global governance movement it was a strongly elite movement. you mentioned the presidential foundations and universities of all schools, international lawyers. and so, my question would be a little more specific. what is the social base for the sovereignty movement. particularly what are the eletes in america for example that could be mobilized in order to resist and assert a sovereign view? >> i suppose the social base would be the counter elite in places such as this in the right think tanks and the activists and for example phyllis schlafly has been and is delete the interested who was probably the first effort on the movement back in the 1950's which failed by one vote and was promoted on the amendment was the american bar association which was the leading defender of american sovereignty at that time. they were close to the center in ohio who introduced this amendment as fairly complicated, but basically it's the treaty's couldn't trump the c
and executed the attorney general as the u.s. senator senator cruce probably in the global governance movement it was a strongly elite movement. you mentioned the presidential foundations and universities of all schools, international lawyers. and so, my question would be a little more specific. what is the social base for the sovereignty movement. particularly what are the eletes in america for example that could be mobilized in order to resist and assert a sovereign view? >> i suppose...
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in the u.s., demand for medical care as a social right originated in the workers movement represented by people like florence greenberg. they next came to national prominence in fdr's proposed second bill of rights. and, finally, they were adopted in the united nations universal declaration of human rights after world war ii. thanks in part two of eleanor roosevelt who helped draft the u.n. declaration after her husband's death. today, more than 70 countries recognize a right to health or health care in their constitutions. virtually every industrialized nation can take a step to implement these rights via establishing some type of universal health coverage for their citizens. with one major exception. anybody know? the united states of america. but it's not for lack of trying. after fdr's death, president harry truman announced a national health insurance program that would've made medical coverage for all part of the social security act. but the physicians of the american medical association at
in the u.s., demand for medical care as a social right originated in the workers movement represented by people like florence greenberg. they next came to national prominence in fdr's proposed second bill of rights. and, finally, they were adopted in the united nations universal declaration of human rights after world war ii. thanks in part two of eleanor roosevelt who helped draft the u.n. declaration after her husband's death. today, more than 70 countries recognize a right to health or...
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the u.s. 80 -- navy and spend four years in the military and applied for the u.s. border patrol and i was blessed with a tremendous career, tremendous family. i ended up along the border as u.s. border patrol agents going through the ranks and started using what i felt was a talent i was blessed with, being able to infiltrate drug cartels, human smuggling cartels and did more undercover work than any federal agent in the history of the government's over a 30 year career and i am happy to share those experiences because they are unique because i was the only federal agent who experienced being smuggled from mexico to the interior of the united states, going through travels by myself in the back of the trunk of a car, things of that nature. it was quite dramatic but something i did with a lot of pride because i felt going after those seeking a better life in the united states i share those stories with you in my book the shadow catcher. >> there are many powerful moments you describe. i am wonde
the u.s. 80 -- navy and spend four years in the military and applied for the u.s. border patrol and i was blessed with a tremendous career, tremendous family. i ended up along the border as u.s. border patrol agents going through the ranks and started using what i felt was a talent i was blessed with, being able to infiltrate drug cartels, human smuggling cartels and did more undercover work than any federal agent in the history of the government's over a 30 year career and i am happy to share...
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the intensive u.s. television coverage provided her with the unprecedented opportunity to influence the way in which americans view the chinese, chinese women and the social order. had responded to the pressure by intensifying the normal home work routine she followed before any trip. studying her state department briefing papers carefully, reading quotations, learning useful chinese phrases of chinese and worrying about her schedule. on most of the trips she had taken in the 1950s as first lady, pat had insisted on attending more than the usual reception is. she asked to visit hospitals, schools and other facilities that helped women or the poor. this time she had little control over what she could do, where she could go or do she could meet. she'd 9 need not have worried. although she had the feeling she was being isolated from the public she won over the people she did meet and delta diplomatically with those who tried to convert her. helen thomas recounted that when invariably young women from the r
the intensive u.s. television coverage provided her with the unprecedented opportunity to influence the way in which americans view the chinese, chinese women and the social order. had responded to the pressure by intensifying the normal home work routine she followed before any trip. studying her state department briefing papers carefully, reading quotations, learning useful chinese phrases of chinese and worrying about her schedule. on most of the trips she had taken in the 1950s as first...
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without the authority of the u.s. government, but he met with the aclu, with human rights watch, with amnesty international, so, yes, they want to promote global law, they're working with foreign governments. there's a total connection, so you're absolutely right. >> so i think like most of this room i agree with the general sentiment here that losing sovereignty for america to transnational entities is a very dangerous thing. so i'll ask a more theoretical question which is what's so great about the nation-state? it seems like some to have arguments you're advancing -- some of the arguments you're advancing could also be in favor of state sovereignty, against the nation-state or local sovereignty against the states or the nation-state. so what is it that's so special about the nation-state other than the fact that it's what we happen to have? >> yeah, that's a good question. and the founders, of course, that's where i go for my, that's what i start with. they were thinking of the ancient republics which were city-sta
without the authority of the u.s. government, but he met with the aclu, with human rights watch, with amnesty international, so, yes, they want to promote global law, they're working with foreign governments. there's a total connection, so you're absolutely right. >> so i think like most of this room i agree with the general sentiment here that losing sovereignty for america to transnational entities is a very dangerous thing. so i'll ask a more theoretical question which is what's so...
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i ended up starting along the border is the u.s. border patrol agent, going through the ranks and then i started using what i felt was a talent that i was blessed with it being able to integrate drug cartels, human smuggling cartels. and i did more undercover work in more criminal cases than any federal agent in the history of our government over a 30 year career. i'm very happy to share those experiences because they very unique. i was the only federal agent experienced being smuggled as a foreigner from mexico to the interior of the united states, going to travel by myself in the back of a u-haul, a chunk of a car can think of that nature. so it was quite dramatic, but it was something i did with a lot of pride because i went after those who abuse those seeking a better life in the united states and a share those stories with you in ibook, "the shadow catcher." >> there's many powerful moments that you describe. i'm wondering if you could share a couple of those with less. one that i'm thinking in particular is the juncture where
i ended up starting along the border is the u.s. border patrol agent, going through the ranks and then i started using what i felt was a talent that i was blessed with it being able to integrate drug cartels, human smuggling cartels. and i did more undercover work in more criminal cases than any federal agent in the history of our government over a 30 year career. i'm very happy to share those experiences because they very unique. i was the only federal agent experienced being smuggled as a...
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i believe i have struggled against this distortion of the u.s. is both literal and symbolic place in the world all my life. we are close in age. so i wonder if you encounter the same perpetual distortion and subsequent challenge? you have 30 seconds. >> absolutely something i write about in don't know much about geography. specifically, most of us grew up with a certain, what is called, projection of the world. greenland looks like it is big, if up in africa. so, as things get turned around and given proportionally, i also included in that book of maps that just turns north and south america upside-down. what would happen if we looked at -- there's no reason we can look at it that way. north doesn't have to be a top. we could put south of the top who wanted to. >> host: we will have to leave it there. i apologize. out of time. kenneth davis has been our guest here on "in-depth". and whose investment of her family inheritance resulted in a net worth of close to $100 million which translates to about $2.5 billion today. dubbed the which of wall str
i believe i have struggled against this distortion of the u.s. is both literal and symbolic place in the world all my life. we are close in age. so i wonder if you encounter the same perpetual distortion and subsequent challenge? you have 30 seconds. >> absolutely something i write about in don't know much about geography. specifically, most of us grew up with a certain, what is called, projection of the world. greenland looks like it is big, if up in africa. so, as things get turned...
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the u.s. government looked the other way. sheridan and sherman repeatedly advocated letting the army managed the reservations. but they were foiled by the indian bureau and its contractors, lobbyists and congressional supporters. in 1878, sheridan vented his frustration to sherman, writing we have occupied the country, taken away the lovely domain, destroyed its herds of game, and then up on reservations, and reduced them to poverty. for humanity's sake, let us give them enough to eat and integrity in the agents over them. sheridan questioned whether treaties, military campaigns have been the best way to deal with the plains indians. might've been better, sheridan row, if the indians had received kind treatment, ministered with steadiness and justice. in 1872, yellowstone became the first national park. sheridan had always shown a keen interest in the region. .. bye neglect killing thousands. the geysers were routinely bad brutalized. the parks would be protected, expanded and preserved for big game. he called on the congress
the u.s. government looked the other way. sheridan and sherman repeatedly advocated letting the army managed the reservations. but they were foiled by the indian bureau and its contractors, lobbyists and congressional supporters. in 1878, sheridan vented his frustration to sherman, writing we have occupied the country, taken away the lovely domain, destroyed its herds of game, and then up on reservations, and reduced them to poverty. for humanity's sake, let us give them enough to eat and...
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this surrounds the whole question of more u.s. and western intervention in terms of military intervention. establishing no-fly zones, a safe haven, similar to what happened in libya. the short answer is that libya and syria are apples and oranges. sirways a much, much harder nut to crack. syria's defense system was developed to counter israel. that's a sophisticated air force. libways not at all like that -- libya is not at all like that. it's very, very slippery slope. once you want to establish a no-fly zone -- establish a safe haven, you have to establish a no-fly zone and then the safe haven has to protect against are till rare fire? how do you do senate -- do that? a it's a slippery slope. i i was on washington journal a month ago and i was asked this question, and if we go in, or if we militarily either more aggressive support in terms of the military aid or boots on the ground, air toast support, what's hezbollah going to do sunset what's iran going to do? what's russia going to do? this is quite volatile and i don't think
this surrounds the whole question of more u.s. and western intervention in terms of military intervention. establishing no-fly zones, a safe haven, similar to what happened in libya. the short answer is that libya and syria are apples and oranges. sirways a much, much harder nut to crack. syria's defense system was developed to counter israel. that's a sophisticated air force. libways not at all like that -- libya is not at all like that. it's very, very slippery slope. once you want to...
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the intensive u.s. television coverage provided her with unprecedented opportunity to influence the way in which americans view the chinese women in the social order. pat responded to the pressure by intensifying the normal homework routine she followed before any trip, studying her state department briefing papers carefully, reading quotations from mao, learning useful chinese prices of chinese and her schedule. on most of the trip she had taken both during the 1950s in so far as first lady, pat insisted on attending more than usually dtn reception. she visited hospitals, schools and other facilities that help women are the poor. this time however she had very little control over what she could do, where she could go for whom she could meet. although she had the feeling she's been isolated from the public, she won over the people she did me and dealt diplomatically with those who try to convert her. correspondent helen thomas recounted that when pats invariably with the young men were tried to engage h
the intensive u.s. television coverage provided her with unprecedented opportunity to influence the way in which americans view the chinese women in the social order. pat responded to the pressure by intensifying the normal homework routine she followed before any trip, studying her state department briefing papers carefully, reading quotations from mao, learning useful chinese prices of chinese and her schedule. on most of the trip she had taken both during the 1950s in so far as first lady,...
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but the subtitle is boom and bust in the u.s. that is the way the economy affects our lives and the way the economy gets into our very bodies. it is a book about my arrival in the winter of 1997 when i was broke. i was also broken. and i was on drugs. i was in mexico city where i had gone under a book contract from new york. i got an advance from a new york publisher to write a book. it was a dream come true. in mexico city, by november of 1997, i had crossed the deadline and i didn't have a word written. and i was broke. and i called the only friend i could count on at that time. my lifestyle ruined a lot of friendships. and i said, aria, help me, porfavor. there are a whole lot of circumstances. how did she wind up in the desert? welcome everybody has a story of how they got there. she said we will take care of you, we will give you a place to live. shortly thereafter, i arrived in the desert, and one of the first things that i saw when i rented my little shack out in the sand next to a sign that said the next service is 100 mi
but the subtitle is boom and bust in the u.s. that is the way the economy affects our lives and the way the economy gets into our very bodies. it is a book about my arrival in the winter of 1997 when i was broke. i was also broken. and i was on drugs. i was in mexico city where i had gone under a book contract from new york. i got an advance from a new york publisher to write a book. it was a dream come true. in mexico city, by november of 1997, i had crossed the deadline and i didn't have a...
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>> yes derek she came to the u.s. and you didn't even know what? >> right. and you know, my mother has not changed a whole lot. shia still like that in a way, you know, where she does things and we don't fit into the equation sometimes, and it's been a struggle to try to get her to be a little more motherly, but yes, i think i have accepted that's the way she is and we just take her as she is, and i think that it helps because then we are not disappointed. but i do hope that, yeah, that she could be a better grandmother. i know people change, i know my own, my good grandmother, my mother said she wasn't such a great mother to her, but to us she was a most wonderful grandmother in the world. so i'm hoping that that's the way my children feel for her as well, that she's an awesome grandmother. and that's all, that's all, that's all i want, you do, for my kids to have a good relationship with her. >> reyna grande, azure mother been able to read this book or does she know what is in? >> she hasn't been able to read the book because it's in english. and my mother
>> yes derek she came to the u.s. and you didn't even know what? >> right. and you know, my mother has not changed a whole lot. shia still like that in a way, you know, where she does things and we don't fit into the equation sometimes, and it's been a struggle to try to get her to be a little more motherly, but yes, i think i have accepted that's the way she is and we just take her as she is, and i think that it helps because then we are not disappointed. but i do hope that, yeah,...
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it has its reflection in the u.s. constitution. the article on the closet talks about how states will be made in the constitution, is merely a result of the conflict that we had with new hampshire and vermont. how is vermont going to be a separate state? so we had have that influence on the constitution making of that country. the cover image is a detail. if you look at the whole of it, it has everything about vermont that we need to know. it has an industry going there. it has a church and a meeting house. it has a microcosmic view of what the state is about. the mountains have not only been a geographic figure, but it is an agricultural state. everything that is going on in the state, it is somehow captured. it became the perfect image for we are trying to accomplish in the book by showing the variety. not this one thing, the connectedness to the east and the west end an important part of the development that goes on. it might surprise people about vermont in this one marvelous painting. >> in 1927, a flood caused much damage to
it has its reflection in the u.s. constitution. the article on the closet talks about how states will be made in the constitution, is merely a result of the conflict that we had with new hampshire and vermont. how is vermont going to be a separate state? so we had have that influence on the constitution making of that country. the cover image is a detail. if you look at the whole of it, it has everything about vermont that we need to know. it has an industry going there. it has a church and a...
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the u.s. table academy. author of several books, including his most recent, american sheikhs, to families,j) for generations, and the storyk) of americj)a's influence in then middle east. who was dana? >> the founder of what later became the american university of beirut. >> added he go about doing that? >> a lot of american entrepreneur real spirit. >> made the family quite wealthy. >> what was his goal in founding the american university? >> his initial goal differ from a became his life's work. he arrived in the middle east and 1850's determined to convert muslims to christianity and very quickly realized that wasn't going to happen and that's the way to make a connection was not to convert them, but to educate them and to improve their lives and tangible, concrete ways because that is with they responded to positively. once he had that in sight he ran with it and develop what they became the harvard of the middle east. >> is is still open? >> it is time indeed. weathered many tough years.
the u.s. table academy. author of several books, including his most recent, american sheikhs, to families,j) for generations, and the storyk) of americj)a's influence in then middle east. who was dana? >> the founder of what later became the american university of beirut. >> added he go about doing that? >> a lot of american entrepreneur real spirit. >> made the family quite wealthy. >> what was his goal in founding the american university? >> his initial...
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been left behind who later come to the u.s. to be reunited with their parents and we don't talk about how immigration breaks out families and and, you know, it takes a toll on the whole family. so this is one of the reasons why i wanted to write about this because, you know, it's something that is -- it's an experience that definitely scared me, that has really shaped the woman i am today, and then also it's an experience that i think right now with the dreamers, you know, with the young undocumented people who are fighting to get their legal status, i felt it was an important story in terms of giving people an inside to what their situation might be like and i touch upon the fact that, you know, my family benefited from the amnesty of 1980, i had a green card by the time i was 14. so the moment i got my green card, you know, the whole world just opened up to me and there were so many possibilities that came my way that i was able to jump on because i had a green card. and i would really love to see this happen to the dreamers,
been left behind who later come to the u.s. to be reunited with their parents and we don't talk about how immigration breaks out families and and, you know, it takes a toll on the whole family. so this is one of the reasons why i wanted to write about this because, you know, it's something that is -- it's an experience that definitely scared me, that has really shaped the woman i am today, and then also it's an experience that i think right now with the dreamers, you know, with the young...
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and if people stop trusting u.s. treasuries, the $16 trillion of debt we have out there, interest rates are going to skyrocket, interest payments will go up annually potentially by hundreds of billions of dollars, then we would have more deficit, there would be less trust. and so you haven't -- you've wrecked the government's role in the economy. those are my secret notes, i'm going to ping -- pick them up. [laughter] so you have to stabilize that. and you have to figure out a way to get the economy to grow. and that's a long-term proposition which will lead to more jobs. but you're right, there's some contradictions in all of this. but in trying to create more jobs, you can't mess up with the overall problem of the trustworthiness and creditworthiness. you're shaking your head. we'll talk afterwards. next. >> hi. over the course of your career, you've had the most incredible access to all these, um, great politicians in history and even today, and i was just wondering out of everyone you've met, who surprised you th
and if people stop trusting u.s. treasuries, the $16 trillion of debt we have out there, interest rates are going to skyrocket, interest payments will go up annually potentially by hundreds of billions of dollars, then we would have more deficit, there would be less trust. and so you haven't -- you've wrecked the government's role in the economy. those are my secret notes, i'm going to ping -- pick them up. [laughter] so you have to stabilize that. and you have to figure out a way to get the...
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unlike all previous empires commit the u.s. is unwilling to dominate the free world delete previous pictures had. the postwar world asked if america fisheries resources unreservedly, restrain itself economically and rebuild her former friends and enemies enthusiastically. this in turn would produce well in western europe. all provided by the protection of the american military. that will suddenly share would in turn provoked the very institutions and disciplines needed to maintain, let alone expand freedom and prosperity for others. i want to mention for a moment the role of the soviet union in world war ii and take this on as a challenge to prevailing wisdom. after 1942 the red army overwhelmed the and men insane. this method talk in the winter of 1941. one study suggests 85% outside moscow in the winter of 1942 was british. the best fighter plane in 1941, 42 in the red air force was acclaimed the americans when you can fly, the p. 39 air cobra. this applies soviets above their radios, on the radio wire, shipping to provide th
unlike all previous empires commit the u.s. is unwilling to dominate the free world delete previous pictures had. the postwar world asked if america fisheries resources unreservedly, restrain itself economically and rebuild her former friends and enemies enthusiastically. this in turn would produce well in western europe. all provided by the protection of the american military. that will suddenly share would in turn provoked the very institutions and disciplines needed to maintain, let alone...
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when the u.s. attorney, mike garcia, asked me if i was interested in in the job, i was sort of giving excuses against going to washington, i was getting married, i was very happy, but finally when all those arguments had failed, i said in a very dramatic way, by the way, you know that i am, in fact, a registered democrat. and he kind of winced. i thought i had the killer when i came back and said and i contributed to barack obama just two weeks ago to his campaign. but it was not a political appointment, it was a merit appointment, and they just thought i had the right experience to protect this giant bailout from criminal fraud. so i think that's why i got the job. >> host: neil barofsky, when you look back at the legislation itself, what were some of the flaws in it, in your view? >> guest: you know, i think that what often happens, and it's understandable given, you know, the sense of emergency, that this was a hastily-drafted bill, but one of the problems it had a loot of policy goals in -- a l
when the u.s. attorney, mike garcia, asked me if i was interested in in the job, i was sort of giving excuses against going to washington, i was getting married, i was very happy, but finally when all those arguments had failed, i said in a very dramatic way, by the way, you know that i am, in fact, a registered democrat. and he kind of winced. i thought i had the killer when i came back and said and i contributed to barack obama just two weeks ago to his campaign. but it was not a political...
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not only would nixon be the first u.s. president to visit the people's republic of china, but because of china's self-imposed isolation, one of the limited group of westerners would ever been there. as a result, there is tremendous worldwide interest in the trip. when china decided to allow the american press to tag along with the president nixon, people around the world followed december 1972 jeremy. trim is a cluster with the chinese that are much of the time, type the representative who introduced americans to china represented the american people for the chinese. if she had not already realized the great responsibility she had on her shoulders, briefing papers on the state department made it explicitly clear, emphasizing her role as unique opportunity to trip represented to reestablish communication between the women of china and america. the state department reminded or should be the first indian american woman the chinese have not. the coverage provided her with the unprecedented opportunity to influence the way in w
not only would nixon be the first u.s. president to visit the people's republic of china, but because of china's self-imposed isolation, one of the limited group of westerners would ever been there. as a result, there is tremendous worldwide interest in the trip. when china decided to allow the american press to tag along with the president nixon, people around the world followed december 1972 jeremy. trim is a cluster with the chinese that are much of the time, type the representative who...
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the issue a statement that said the u.s. of consent system cannot afford the cost at its current price without significant negative repercussions. in this case the company backed down. this is the exception rather than the rule and individual patient still have the power to put pressure to reduce their hospital bill econ so we have a problem of one controlled prices in american health care at the time when 32 million people will be getting coverage. we also have an interesting situation a recent study in the archives of internal medicine was a survey of physicians primary-care physicians 42% of them believe their patients received too much medical care. 25% of them believe that they themselves provide too much medical care. the good news is about 75% of the surveyed said they are interested in learning how the practice compares to other doctors so they can have unnecessary medical treatment. as young residents you have the opportunity to do that and i'd sure with the leadership you will learn how to do that, and you should.
the issue a statement that said the u.s. of consent system cannot afford the cost at its current price without significant negative repercussions. in this case the company backed down. this is the exception rather than the rule and individual patient still have the power to put pressure to reduce their hospital bill econ so we have a problem of one controlled prices in american health care at the time when 32 million people will be getting coverage. we also have an interesting situation a...
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unlike all the previous empires commit the u.s. is unwilling to dominate the free world the way previous pictures had. that postwar world asked of america shares resources unreservedly, restrain itself economically and rebuild former friends and enemies enthusiastically. this in turn produce wealth and leisure in western europe, all provided by the protection of the american military. that wealth of nature would in turn a road to their institutions and disciplines needed to maintain, let alone expand freedom and prosperity for others. i went to mention for a moment the role of the soviet union because we take this on as a challenge to match prevailing wisdom. after 1942, the army army overwhelmed or not these. it was nip and tuck in the winter of 1941, 42. one study said just did in 85% outside moscow in winter of 1942 is british. the best fighter plane in 1941, 42 was the play and the americans wouldn't fly the p. 39. resupplied soviets about their radios, all their radio flyer, shipping to provide all that stuff. tracks. all they
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i spoke to a cfo of a u.s. technology company and this is a person with a charming and lovely life story, his parents were immigrants and he told me his parents told him and his brother when they immigrated that they were temporarily for. imagine that, temporarily poor and sure enough complete rock stars, both of them went to new york. and the mass club, one brother in silicon valley and another is derivative on wall street. the technology cfo, his parents were really angry at him because he dropped out of a ph.d. program in applied math at stanford having gone to harvard to start becoming plutocrats. very hard-working guy, did smart, did great, this is what he said about the american middle-class. we are demand higher paycheck than the rest of the world. if you are going to demand ten times the paycheck you need to deliver ten times the value. it sounds harsh but maybe people of the middle-class need to decide to take a pay cut. similarly, less forgivable a, the kind of stuff talking about the financial crisis
i spoke to a cfo of a u.s. technology company and this is a person with a charming and lovely life story, his parents were immigrants and he told me his parents told him and his brother when they immigrated that they were temporarily for. imagine that, temporarily poor and sure enough complete rock stars, both of them went to new york. and the mass club, one brother in silicon valley and another is derivative on wall street. the technology cfo, his parents were really angry at him because he...
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she came to the u.s. and you didn't know it. >> right. and, you know, my mother has not changed a whole lot. she still is like that in a way. where she does things and we don't fit in to the equation sometimes and it's been a struggle to try to get her to be a little more motherly. but yeah, i think at this point, we have come to accept that's the way she is. and we just take her as she is and i think that if helps we're not disappointed. but i do hope that, you know, that could be a better grandmother and i know people change. i know, my good grandmother, my mother said she wasn't such a great mother to her, but to us, she was a most wonderful grandmother in the world. so i'm hoping that that is the way my children feel for her as well. that she's, you know, an awesome grandmother and that's automatic that i -- that's all i want, you know, for my kids to have a good relationship with her. >> has your mother been able to read this book or does she know what is in it? >> she hasn't been able to read the book in english. my mother does not
she came to the u.s. and you didn't know it. >> right. and, you know, my mother has not changed a whole lot. she still is like that in a way. where she does things and we don't fit in to the equation sometimes and it's been a struggle to try to get her to be a little more motherly. but yeah, i think at this point, we have come to accept that's the way she is. and we just take her as she is and i think that if helps we're not disappointed. but i do hope that, you know, that could be a...
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strong u.s. dollar, monetary policy. that is the intersection. if i could jump at the intersection when it comes to democrats is civil liberties. let's repeal the patriot act. would have never signed the national defense authorization act allowing for you and i to be arrested and detained without being charged by the u.s. government. let's bring around marriage equality and get out of afghanistan tomorrow, bring the troops home. lets in the drug wars. these are democratic issues, historically democratic issues but they aren't going anywhere today. just like republicans historically, their shoes have been about dollars and cents. neither one of the parties do well in the areas that they are supposed to do well. they are horrible in the areas that they don't do well then, meaning romney is horrible on civil liberties and obama is horrible when it comes to dollars and cents. >> as a libertarian is it a little tougher to get media attention away from the two-party system especially as the campaign goes on this far? >> for myself personally actually t
strong u.s. dollar, monetary policy. that is the intersection. if i could jump at the intersection when it comes to democrats is civil liberties. let's repeal the patriot act. would have never signed the national defense authorization act allowing for you and i to be arrested and detained without being charged by the u.s. government. let's bring around marriage equality and get out of afghanistan tomorrow, bring the troops home. lets in the drug wars. these are democratic issues, historically...
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but does that matter for u.s. national security? that subject after the nba. >> okay. >> i'm interested in the art form of collaborative authorship. i wonder if you and your coauthor could say a little bit about how together you have planned and executed this book? >> that is an art form. you know, we were reporting about a month behind real time. and paula would release this firehose of information on me. and i was basically -- it turned out to be his year in command. it also turned out to be his last man. so we had the blessing of a natural tory, which we did rest of and so following that, you know, i would basically brought out the chapters and then it became sort of a matter of passing things back and forth, where i would produce a rough draft and she would refine it and add information that i didn't have or have not seen. in the process would go back and forth until the final draft emerge. and then it became a more collaborative when the editors at penguin got involved. the whole book was produced quite fast. it was published o
but does that matter for u.s. national security? that subject after the nba. >> okay. >> i'm interested in the art form of collaborative authorship. i wonder if you and your coauthor could say a little bit about how together you have planned and executed this book? >> that is an art form. you know, we were reporting about a month behind real time. and paula would release this firehose of information on me. and i was basically -- it turned out to be his year in command. it also...
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we have had some -- the u.s. has actually become more competitive, but that's a front on which we need to work. there is a -- the trouble is the political debate has not kept up with the reality. at it all about china. actually, china is no longer the core of that. it's a much broader set of countries. those need to be work on. i hope the next president, instead of not just crude china bashing but what to do to have a world that is no -- we don't have everybody trying to run a trade surplus, which the germans believe is possible but the rest of us don't. then the issue of trade and income inequality, and a lot of -- used to be we traded with countries that were similar. and that presumably had relatively effect on income. if you make -- if you send auto parts to canada and conditioned sends assembled cars back to the ute, that knowing going to make a difference. that it increased efficiency. now we do a lot of trading with countries that are substantially lowering and labor intensative products through skilled di
we have had some -- the u.s. has actually become more competitive, but that's a front on which we need to work. there is a -- the trouble is the political debate has not kept up with the reality. at it all about china. actually, china is no longer the core of that. it's a much broader set of countries. those need to be work on. i hope the next president, instead of not just crude china bashing but what to do to have a world that is no -- we don't have everybody trying to run a trade surplus,...
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as of devotee in this room knows, you were a teenager when the police swept u.s. and put you on trial for the murder. what was the point if there was one where you realized that this was really happening actually not a mistake, not something was going to be our year in doubt when you were arrested was it during the trial was it ten years into being in prison? >> it happens gradually you go back and forth. when you are arrested i was a child myself, i was 18-years-old and a very 90's about how the system worked. i had been raised in this belief that the system is based on innocent until proven guilty, and i thought there is no way they can actually prove that you've done something that you haven't done that should be scientifically impossible but it wasn't. they didn't and it was a part of the place when they would come back and say guilty but there's also they would come back and start sensing you are hearing this to death not once or twice but three times. that's when you realize nobody is going to step up and help your with a stop to that a respected you think t
as of devotee in this room knows, you were a teenager when the police swept u.s. and put you on trial for the murder. what was the point if there was one where you realized that this was really happening actually not a mistake, not something was going to be our year in doubt when you were arrested was it during the trial was it ten years into being in prison? >> it happens gradually you go back and forth. when you are arrested i was a child myself, i was 18-years-old and a very 90's about...
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constitution and the u.s. supreme court. the one thing that none of them has adopted his life tenure for the high court judges. they all have either a term of years or an age limit and so there are number of scholars and politicians starting to scratch their heads saying life tenure on the supreme court really bolster the interest of the public? for one thing, if they had a term of years or an age limit, think it was certainly lower the temperature of the confirmation because you know you wouldn't be investing in somebody who would be there for 30 or 35 years, long outlasting not only the presidential administration but the air and with that domination occurred and things change a lot from one decade to another in terms of what's important and how we see things. so you know i bring this to your attention. you might have -- why not have heard about it but it's interesting to think outside the the of the box. do we have the best systems in the best of all possible worlds. of course the answer is not necessarily. it cannot is b
constitution and the u.s. supreme court. the one thing that none of them has adopted his life tenure for the high court judges. they all have either a term of years or an age limit and so there are number of scholars and politicians starting to scratch their heads saying life tenure on the supreme court really bolster the interest of the public? for one thing, if they had a term of years or an age limit, think it was certainly lower the temperature of the confirmation because you know you...
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and ending the u.s. i feel as though this story is particularly needed in the united states. i don't believe that people in pakistan or china need to hear this because they see it. even pakistan has really struggled. there's so much potential. and if the next global opportunity. i'd be investing heavily in prepaid dividends before he shared with other people, but just on the cusp of what's happening, really exciting. so it's really the people in this country and it's for anybody who believes that this possibility in the future, but they wonder why it's not happening more quickly. >> so why are china, and yet, pakistan, why are they where they are economically if they are on cusp? what is going not right in those countries that's going right here in the united states? >> well, pakistan does not have the momentum of china and india, so they are in a different category. >> again, the thing that constrains growth in every country and the simple, you know, which as you will go go to places like the world to and if i'm invited to share my thoughts with folks who work on policy issu
and ending the u.s. i feel as though this story is particularly needed in the united states. i don't believe that people in pakistan or china need to hear this because they see it. even pakistan has really struggled. there's so much potential. and if the next global opportunity. i'd be investing heavily in prepaid dividends before he shared with other people, but just on the cusp of what's happening, really exciting. so it's really the people in this country and it's for anybody who believes...
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. >> u.s. naval academy, west pointers and the civil war, is your book. what do you mean by the old army? >> guest: the old army is a term commonly used by historians. actually it's a time from the time period referring to the regular army. there's a joke that the old army is the army before every war. so there's a bunch of old army. so my book actually starts with the professionalization of the army and it's about how that process occurs and plays out in the civil war. >> host: give us a snapshot of what the old army, prior the war of 1812, was like. >> guest: before the war of 1812, and this is drawing on really historical literature by historians -- the army before the war of 1812 is a nonprofessional. it over corps obtained their positions through political influence, and as a consequence they're not -- because they're not professionals who went through a body of education and were promoted by some system of merit, they don't perform very well during the war of 1812 so washington, dc burned. the early attempts to invade canada don't go very well. they
. >> u.s. naval academy, west pointers and the civil war, is your book. what do you mean by the old army? >> guest: the old army is a term commonly used by historians. actually it's a time from the time period referring to the regular army. there's a joke that the old army is the army before every war. so there's a bunch of old army. so my book actually starts with the professionalization of the army and it's about how that process occurs and plays out in the civil war. >>...
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they never ask the state attorneys general or ask the u.s. attorneys general, or the epa or the food and drug administration. how many investigators do you have for all the ripping off the medicare and medicaid by the health industry? how many do you have in the anti-trust division to stop price fixing or other collusive behavior #* -- behavior? last i heard in the justice department, there's over a hundred lawyers. corporate pollution violating laws, corporate crime, silent form of deadly violence. one of the solutions here is not just more disclosure, automatically disclose this information by corporations, not just more subpoena power by regulatory agencies, but more end forcement. the way the corporations get off the hook is they did to congress, and they make sure that the law enforcement budgets are trivial so there are fewer federal cops on the corporate crime, fraud, and abuse beat. create national chapterrers for national corporations. that one was proposed over a hundred years ago by president roosevelt and president william howard
they never ask the state attorneys general or ask the u.s. attorneys general, or the epa or the food and drug administration. how many investigators do you have for all the ripping off the medicare and medicaid by the health industry? how many do you have in the anti-trust division to stop price fixing or other collusive behavior #* -- behavior? last i heard in the justice department, there's over a hundred lawyers. corporate pollution violating laws, corporate crime, silent form of deadly...
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i ended the u.s. i feel is that this story is particularly needed in the united states. i don't believe that people in pakistan or china need to hear this because they see it. even pakistan has really struggled here there's so much potential. i think its next global opportunity. if i connect resources i would tell people that they could to reap the dividends before shared with other people. but it's just really exciting. so it's really people in this country and it is for anybody who believes this possibility in the future, but wonder why it's not namer quickly. >> host: wire china, india, pakistan and why are they way they are economically if they are on the cusp? what is coin-operated most countries that is right in the united states? >> guest: pakistan does not momentum severity different category. >> host: take brazil. >> guest: the things that constrains growth in the simple, which i do, we go to places like the world bank and if i'm invited to share my house with folks who work on policy issues that are under same thing the united states government. i can boil down
i ended the u.s. i feel is that this story is particularly needed in the united states. i don't believe that people in pakistan or china need to hear this because they see it. even pakistan has really struggled here there's so much potential. i think its next global opportunity. if i connect resources i would tell people that they could to reap the dividends before shared with other people. but it's just really exciting. so it's really people in this country and it is for anybody who believes...
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particularly won joon lee the u.s. -- when you leave the u.s. spent over the course of history, cities have been battling with the demons of density, crime, disease, congestion. this is a map of death rates in new york for 1800 today. a boy born in newark city could've expected to live seven years less. we don't understand fully why cities like boston and new york are healthier than lower density areas. among older people to death rates are low. some people credit walking. some people credit more social connection. today causes of death for the young, motor vehicle accidents is a. it's a lot safer to get on the key after a few drinks then is to get behind the wheel of a car. not that i'm recommending anything. suicide is more of a puzzle. where suicide rates -- maybe it reflects social connection. maybe the gun culture. is a strong correlation between hunting licenses per capita and teen suicide rates across counties in the united states. this didn't happen by accident. america's cities and towns only became safe through massive expenditures on
particularly won joon lee the u.s. -- when you leave the u.s. spent over the course of history, cities have been battling with the demons of density, crime, disease, congestion. this is a map of death rates in new york for 1800 today. a boy born in newark city could've expected to live seven years less. we don't understand fully why cities like boston and new york are healthier than lower density areas. among older people to death rates are low. some people credit walking. some people credit...
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on the day of the impeachment vote in the u.s. senate as the senate has voted she is having an hour meeting with her campaign team about the new york campaign. in many respects she goes back and become the person she was as a student at yale. a centrist. consensus person building a bridges and listening to people and finding out what they want to have happen. she becomes an incredibly successful united states senator. t-bills bridges. her best friends, john mccain and lindsey graham. they are in a very different place. bill manages to come back. he always was an effective economic president. he almost redeems himself by bringing peace to the middle east. she is doing incredibly important work in new york but her life is -- she becomes in a sense an independent person one more time. they are still in love but now she is the person in charge and her career is at stake. we have never had this kind of story in the american white house. we have never had this kind of personal chemistry, personal chemistry which both incredibly and rich
on the day of the impeachment vote in the u.s. senate as the senate has voted she is having an hour meeting with her campaign team about the new york campaign. in many respects she goes back and become the person she was as a student at yale. a centrist. consensus person building a bridges and listening to people and finding out what they want to have happen. she becomes an incredibly successful united states senator. t-bills bridges. her best friends, john mccain and lindsey graham. they are...
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my daughter plays soccer pitches been playing since u.s. for years old. she doesn't actually touch the ball. kick the ball, y'all that. they don't remember that. the away. my daughter is not 12. she started refereeing soccer games for four and five year olds. they can reach down and touch the ball without bending over. the first game of soccer, the teams, it was all girls on both sides. one team wore pink jerseys, and one team or a little bit darker shade of pink. here's the quality of soccer. at one. all of one team left the field, and it's never clear why they do those things. one of them ran off. running off the field. the of his is alone on the field. kick the ball. and there was literally a minute with nobody in the field. they did not school of health. their religion even disclose. it reminds me a lot of the diagram of the head with a million sperm around it. anyway, it's like the dolphins, to be honest. anyway, the other thing that you learn watching these games is a lot of parents can be idiots. and so what got us going on this idea of this book a
my daughter plays soccer pitches been playing since u.s. for years old. she doesn't actually touch the ball. kick the ball, y'all that. they don't remember that. the away. my daughter is not 12. she started refereeing soccer games for four and five year olds. they can reach down and touch the ball without bending over. the first game of soccer, the teams, it was all girls on both sides. one team wore pink jerseys, and one team or a little bit darker shade of pink. here's the quality of soccer....